I would like to copy audio from a DVD and transfer it to a CD

With Nero Recode 2014, you can convert the DVD video to an audio format (mp3, wma, wav, etc,)directly. You can simply import the DVD video to Nero recode and select the format you want.
After you get the audio file, you can use Nero burning ROM or Nero Express to make an Audio CD.

Frank-
You still haven't answered the questions we've already asked. In addition, you mentioned the trial version of Platinum 2014. Is that what you have? If so, it's possible that the operations that you want to do can't be done. We really need the answers to our questions.

I open my D drive and put in a DVD
I right clicked on the drive and clicked copy disc under the Nero sign
I was able to copy the DVD all 6 hours
The when the prompt says install blank disc
it would not accept a blank CD
But it accepted a blank DVD and copied it fine.

So why can't I just copy the audio off of the DVD
That is way I downloaded this program
I have the 2014 platinum trial
What should I of done before or after I went to the D drive and right clicked
Frank

When you do a copy operation, you have to use the same type of disc as the target as the original.

There are only two apps in Nero in which you can separate the audio from the video- Recode and Nero Video.

In the trial version, you are limited to using files which are 100 Mb or less. However, I think that shouldn't be an issue in Recode when you recode a DVD-Video to an audio file. Hopefully, one of the Nero employees will clarify this in the morning.

I think the problem is in the steps you are following. According to your description, you are making a complete copy of your DVD (video and audio), a 1:1 copy. In such a case you will need a DVD to copy your DVD to, as you cannot copy a DVD to a CD. Please note that in such a case, the video will also be copied, are you are making a 1:1 copy.

If what you want to do is to copy only the audio of a DVD to an audio file, such as mp3, you need to use Nero Recode. Please note that the DVD should not be copy-protected.

Please follow the steps bellow:

- Open Nero Recode by clicking on Start > Programs > Nero > Nero 2014 > Nero Recode
- Inser the DVD in your drive and select Import DVD
-> The content of your DVD will be imported
- Under Global Output Settings, please select the Audio icon, and select the dessired audio format, for example mp3.
- Select the folder where the audio file should be copied and finally click on OK.
Once the process finishes, you can use Nero Burning Rom or Nero Express to create an Audio CD with this file.

For example:
- Select Start > Programs > Nero > Nero 2014 > Nero Express.
-> Nero Express will open.
- Select Music - Audio CD
- Clic on Add and browse for the mp3 file created with Nero Recode and add it to the compilation
- Click on Next
- Under FInal Burn Settings -> Current recorder, select your current recorder. Insert a CD.
- Finally click on Burn

Please note that the trial version has the following limitations:

Burning: Maximum of 100 MB can be burned with the trial versions
Transcoding: Maximum of 30 seconds of video files can be transcodes with the trial versions

As both I and NeroUser mentioned, the trial version has a 100 MB limit on handling files. The problem is that you would need to import the DVD into Recode to be able to recode to audio only. Unless the content on the DVD is less than 100 MB, I don't know how you could do that.

You only need Recode and Burning Rom to do what you mentioned. Nero Express isn't sold as a standalone. I don't know if there's anything else you would want to do in Nero but, the cost of those two apps is nearly as much as you would pay for the Nero Platinum suite. For instance, if you wanted to burn a DVD-Video from video files, you would need to first author the video project in Nero Video.

Re-reading what NeroUser said, I have to agree it's limited to burning. However, even if a person can import a file larger than 100 MB, it's highly unlikely a person could recode it unless the file was trimmed to the 30 second size that NeroUser mentioned. Perhaps NeroUser will expand on these limitations.

When I think about it, all you should need is Recode since you can select a optical drive and disc in the Storage option.

The easiest way to try it is to find a movie less than 30 seconds long and import it instead of importing a DVD and then recoding it to mp3, specifiying a drive containing a CD as the storage location..

I imported the DVD. I selected MP3 audio output. Clicked OK in the above picture and then "Start encoding" on the next screen.

I'm sure there are quality settings that affect the actual output size. I simply accepted whatever the defaults are. As you can see, at those settings, an hour of MP3 audio occupies about 55 MB, so it would seem that 4 hours would fit on a CD.

As I mentioned, you would only need Recode which right now is $40 US. However, the caveat is that I think you could only recode the audio for one DVD to a CD, if you do it as we talked about. I say that because I think it would finalize the disc but I'm not sure. The only way to find out is to test it. I don't have time to do that.

I also mentioned that Nero Express is not available as a standalone. At the big box stores like Best Buy, you can buy Nero Burn Express 3 for about $30. This will burn data discs, which is what you said you want to do.

So, now you're up to about $70.

I've also mentioned that if you ever want to burn video files to a DVD which plays on a standalone video player, you would need Nero Video. It's also $40. By the way, you can use it to split the audio from the video and export the audio to file.

Right now, you can buy Nero 2014 standard version which includes all the Nero apps except the Blu-ray player, for $90. I think it's a better deal than messing around with individual apps. It's your choice. If you have an older version of Nero, you can use it to get a deeper discount on Nero 2014 standard or Platinum.

Like a lot of people, I just received an e-mail from Nero offering Platinum for the same price as at Amazon. However, it asks if I'm up to date which begs the question, is this for upgrading from a previous version? I would find it strange that it would be offered at Amazon without mentioning that, if that's the case.